F-Secure detects all modern laptops are not safe from data stealing

Cybersecurity major F-Secure have discovered a weakness in modern computers that attackers can use to steal encryption keys and other sensitive information. The discovery has compelled the researchers to warn PC vendors such as Intel, Microsoft and Apple to help the PC industry improve the security of current and future products.

Using a simple hardware tool, an attacker can rewrite the non-volatile memory chip that contains these settings, disable memory overwriting, and enable booting from external devices. (Twitter)